diff --git a/northd/northd.c b/northd/northd.c
index 01eec64ca..99a582439 100644
--- a/northd/northd.c
+++ b/northd/northd.c
@@ -10518,7 +10518,6 @@ add_ecmp_symmetric_reply_flows(struct lflow_table *lflows,
                                struct lflow_ref *lflow_ref)
 {
     const struct nbrec_logical_router_static_route *st_route = route->route;
-    struct ds base_match = DS_EMPTY_INITIALIZER;
     struct ds match = DS_EMPTY_INITIALIZER;
     struct ds actions = DS_EMPTY_INITIALIZER;
     struct ds ecmp_reply = DS_EMPTY_INITIALIZER;
@@ -10530,14 +10529,14 @@ add_ecmp_symmetric_reply_flows(struct lflow_table *lflows,
     /* If symmetric ECMP replies are enabled, then packets that arrive over
      * an ECMP route need to go through conntrack.
      */
-    ds_put_format(&base_match, "inport == %s && ip%s.%s == %s",
+    ds_put_format(&match, "inport == %s && ip%s.%s == %s",
                   out_port->json_key,
                   IN6_IS_ADDR_V4MAPPED(&route->prefix) ? "4" : "6",
                   route->is_src_route ? "dst" : "src",
                   cidr);
     free(cidr);
     ovn_lflow_add_with_hint(lflows, od, S_ROUTER_IN_DEFRAG, 100,
-                             ds_cstr(&base_match), "ct_next;",
+                             ds_cstr(&match), "ct_next;",
                              &st_route->header_, lflow_ref);
 
     /* And packets that go out over an ECMP route need conntrack */
@@ -10551,78 +10550,7 @@ add_ecmp_symmetric_reply_flows(struct lflow_table *lflows,
      * NOTE: we purposely are not clearing match before this
      * ds_put_cstr() call. The previous contents are needed.
      */
-    ds_put_format(&match, "%s && (ct.new && !ct.est) && tcp",
-                  ds_cstr(&base_match));
-    ds_put_format(&actions,
-            "ct_commit { ct_label.ecmp_reply_eth = eth.src; "
-            " %s = %" PRId64 ";}; "
-            "next;",
-            ct_ecmp_reply_port_match, out_port->sb->tunnel_key);
-    ovn_lflow_add_with_hint(lflows, od, S_ROUTER_IN_ECMP_STATEFUL, 100,
-                            ds_cstr(&match), ds_cstr(&actions),
-                            &st_route->header_,
-                            lflow_ref);
-    ds_clear(&match);
-    ds_put_format(&match, "%s && (ct.new && !ct.est) && udp",
-                  ds_cstr(&base_match));
-    ds_clear(&actions);
-    ds_put_format(&actions,
-            "ct_commit { ct_label.ecmp_reply_eth = eth.src; "
-            " %s = %" PRId64 ";}; "
-            "next;",
-            ct_ecmp_reply_port_match, out_port->sb->tunnel_key);
-    ovn_lflow_add_with_hint(lflows, od, S_ROUTER_IN_ECMP_STATEFUL, 100,
-                            ds_cstr(&match), ds_cstr(&actions),
-                            &st_route->header_,
-                            lflow_ref);
-    ds_clear(&match);
-    ds_put_format(&match, "%s && (ct.new && !ct.est) && sctp",
-                  ds_cstr(&base_match));
-    ds_clear(&actions);
-    ds_put_format(&actions,
-            "ct_commit { ct_label.ecmp_reply_eth = eth.src; "
-            " %s = %" PRId64 ";}; "
-            "next;",
-            ct_ecmp_reply_port_match, out_port->sb->tunnel_key);
-    ovn_lflow_add_with_hint(lflows, od, S_ROUTER_IN_ECMP_STATEFUL, 100,
-                            ds_cstr(&match), ds_cstr(&actions),
-                            &st_route->header_,
-                            lflow_ref);
-
-    ds_clear(&match);
-    ds_put_format(&match,
-            "%s && (!ct.rpl && ct.est) && tcp",
-            ds_cstr(&base_match));
-    ds_clear(&actions);
-    ds_put_format(&actions,
-            "ct_commit { ct_label.ecmp_reply_eth = eth.src; "
-            " %s = %" PRId64 ";}; "
-            "next;",
-            ct_ecmp_reply_port_match, out_port->sb->tunnel_key);
-    ovn_lflow_add_with_hint(lflows, od, S_ROUTER_IN_ECMP_STATEFUL, 100,
-                            ds_cstr(&match), ds_cstr(&actions),
-                            &st_route->header_,
-                            lflow_ref);
-
-    ds_clear(&match);
-    ds_put_format(&match,
-            "%s && (!ct.rpl && ct.est) && udp",
-            ds_cstr(&base_match));
-    ds_clear(&actions);
-    ds_put_format(&actions,
-            "ct_commit { ct_label.ecmp_reply_eth = eth.src; "
-            " %s = %" PRId64 ";}; "
-            "next;",
-            ct_ecmp_reply_port_match, out_port->sb->tunnel_key);
-    ovn_lflow_add_with_hint(lflows, od, S_ROUTER_IN_ECMP_STATEFUL, 100,
-                            ds_cstr(&match), ds_cstr(&actions),
-                            &st_route->header_,
-                            lflow_ref);
-    ds_clear(&match);
-    ds_put_format(&match,
-            "%s && (!ct.rpl && ct.est) && sctp",
-            ds_cstr(&base_match));
-    ds_clear(&actions);
+    ds_put_cstr(&match, " && !ct.rpl && (ct.new || ct.est)");
     ds_put_format(&actions,
             "ct_commit { ct_label.ecmp_reply_eth = eth.src; "
             " %s = %" PRId64 ";}; "
@@ -10676,7 +10604,6 @@ add_ecmp_symmetric_reply_flows(struct lflow_table *lflows,
                             action, &st_route->header_,
                             lflow_ref);
 
-    ds_destroy(&base_match);
     ds_destroy(&match);
     ds_destroy(&actions);
     ds_destroy(&ecmp_reply);
diff --git a/tests/ovn.at b/tests/ovn.at
index 3e83cb2c0..361a81c55 100644
--- a/tests/ovn.at
+++ b/tests/ovn.at
@@ -28987,7 +28987,7 @@ AT_CHECK([
         grep "priority=200" | \
         grep -c "move:NXM_NX_CT_LABEL\\[[\\]]->NXM_NX_XXREG1\\[[\\]],move:NXM_NX_XXREG1\\[[32..79\\]]->NXM_OF_ETH_DST"
     done; :], [0], [dnl
-6
+2
 1
 0
 0
@@ -29112,7 +29112,7 @@ AT_CHECK([
         grep "priority=200" | \
         grep -c "move:NXM_NX_CT_LABEL\\[[\\]]->NXM_NX_XXREG1\\[[\\]],move:NXM_NX_XXREG1\\[[32..79\\]]->NXM_OF_ETH_DST"
     done; :], [0], [dnl
-6
+2
 1
 0
 0
diff --git a/tests/system-ovn.at b/tests/system-ovn.at
index 8e3acd57e..af79caffe 100644
--- a/tests/system-ovn.at
+++ b/tests/system-ovn.at
@@ -6111,6 +6111,10 @@ on_exit 'ovs-ofctl dump-flows br-int'
 
 NETNS_DAEMONIZE([alice1], [nc -l -k 80], [alice1.pid])
 NS_CHECK_EXEC([bob1], [nc -z 10.0.0.2 80], [0])
+NS_CHECK_EXEC([bob1], [ping -q -c 3 -i 0.3 -w 2 10.0.0.2 | FORMAT_PING], \
+[0], [dnl
+3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
+])
 
 # Ensure conntrack entry is present. We should not try to predict
 # the tunnel key for the output port, so we strip it from the labels
@@ -6118,17 +6122,19 @@ NS_CHECK_EXEC([bob1], [nc -z 10.0.0.2 80], [0])
 AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl dpctl/dump-conntrack | FORMAT_CT(172.16.0.1) | \
 sed -e 's/zone=[[0-9]]*/zone=<cleared>/' |
 sed -e 's/mark=[[0-9]]*/mark=<cleared>/'], [0], [dnl
+icmp,orig=(src=172.16.0.1,dst=10.0.0.2,id=<cleared>,type=8,code=0),reply=(src=10.0.0.2,dst=172.16.0.1,id=<cleared>,type=0,code=0),zone=<cleared>,mark=<cleared>,labels=0x401020400000000
 tcp,orig=(src=172.16.0.1,dst=10.0.0.2,sport=<cleared>,dport=<cleared>),reply=(src=10.0.0.2,dst=172.16.0.1,sport=<cleared>,dport=<cleared>),zone=<cleared>,mark=<cleared>,labels=0x401020400000000,protoinfo=(state=<cleared>)
 ])
 
 # Ensure datapaths show conntrack states as expected
 # Like with conntrack entries, we shouldn't try to predict
 # port binding tunnel keys. So omit them from expected labels.
+ovs-appctl dpctl/dump-flows | grep 'ct_state(+new-est-rpl+trk).*ct(.*label=0x401020400000000/.*)'
 AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl dpctl/dump-flows | grep 'ct_state(+new-est-rpl+trk).*ct(.*label=0x401020400000000/.*)' -c], [0], [dnl
-1
+2
 ])
 AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl dpctl/dump-flows | grep 'ct_state(-new+est+rpl+trk).*ct_label(0x401020400000000)' -c], [0], [dnl
-1
+2
 ])
 
 # Flush conntrack entries for easier output parsing of next test.
@@ -6142,16 +6148,21 @@ ovn-nbctl set Logical_Switch_Port r2-ext \
 ovn-nbctl --wait=hv sync
 
 NS_CHECK_EXEC([bob1], [nc -z 10.0.0.2 80], [0])
+NS_CHECK_EXEC([bob1], [ping -q -c 3 -i 0.3 -w 2 10.0.0.2 | FORMAT_PING], \
+[0], [dnl
+3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
+])
 AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl dpctl/dump-flows | grep 'ct_state(+new-est-rpl+trk).*ct(.*label=0x1001020400000000/.*)' -c], [0], [dnl
-1
+2
 ])
 AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl dpctl/dump-flows | grep 'ct_state(-new+est+rpl+trk).*ct_label(0x1001020400000000)' -c], [0], [dnl
-1
+2
 ])
 
 AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl dpctl/dump-conntrack | grep 0x1001020400000000 | FORMAT_CT(172.16.0.1) | \
 sed -e 's/zone=[[0-9]]*/zone=<cleared>/' |
-sed -e 's/mark=[[0-9]]*/mark=<cleared>/'], [0], [dnl
+sed -e 's/mark=[[0-9]]*/mark=<cleared>/' | sort], [0], [dnl
+icmp,orig=(src=172.16.0.1,dst=10.0.0.2,id=<cleared>,type=8,code=0),reply=(src=10.0.0.2,dst=172.16.0.1,id=<cleared>,type=0,code=0),zone=<cleared>,mark=<cleared>,labels=0x1001020400000000
 tcp,orig=(src=172.16.0.1,dst=10.0.0.2,sport=<cleared>,dport=<cleared>),reply=(src=10.0.0.2,dst=172.16.0.1,sport=<cleared>,dport=<cleared>),zone=<cleared>,mark=<cleared>,labels=0x1001020400000000,protoinfo=(state=<cleared>)
 ])
 # Check entries in table 76 and 77 expires w/o traffic
@@ -6303,16 +6314,20 @@ on_exit 'ovs-ofctl dump-flows br-int'
 
 NETNS_DAEMONIZE([alice1], [nc -6 -l -k 80], [alice1.pid])
 NS_CHECK_EXEC([bob1], [nc -6 -z fd01::2 80], [0])
+NS_CHECK_EXEC([bob1], [ping -q -c 3 -i 0.3 -w 2 fd01::2 | FORMAT_PING], \
+[0], [dnl
+3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
+])
 
 # Ensure datapaths show conntrack states as expected
 # Like with conntrack entries, we shouldn't try to predict
 # port binding tunnel keys. So omit them from expected labels.
 AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl dpctl/dump-flows | grep 'ct_state(+new-est-rpl+trk).*ct(.*label=0x401020400000000/.*)' -c], [0], [dnl
-1
+2
 ])
 
 AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl dpctl/dump-flows | grep 'ct_state(-new+est+rpl+trk).*ct_label(0x401020400000000)' -c], [0], [dnl
-1
+2
 ])
 
 # Ensure conntrack entry is present. We should not try to predict
@@ -6320,7 +6335,8 @@ AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl dpctl/dump-flows | grep 'ct_state(-new+est+rpl+trk).*ct_lab
 # and just ensure that the known ethernet address is present.
 AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl dpctl/dump-conntrack | FORMAT_CT(fd01::2) | \
 sed -e 's/zone=[[0-9]]*/zone=<cleared>/' |
-sed -e 's/mark=[[0-9]]*/mark=<cleared>/'], [0], [dnl
+sed -e 's/mark=[[0-9]]*/mark=<cleared>/' | sort], [0], [dnl
+icmpv6,orig=(src=fd07::1,dst=fd01::2,id=<cleared>,type=128,code=0),reply=(src=fd01::2,dst=fd07::1,id=<cleared>,type=129,code=0),zone=<cleared>,mark=<cleared>,labels=0x401020400000000
 tcp,orig=(src=fd07::1,dst=fd01::2,sport=<cleared>,dport=<cleared>),reply=(src=fd01::2,dst=fd07::1,sport=<cleared>,dport=<cleared>),zone=<cleared>,mark=<cleared>,labels=0x401020400000000,protoinfo=(state=<cleared>)
 ])
 
@@ -6333,17 +6349,22 @@ ovn-nbctl --wait=hv set Logical_Switch_Port r2-ext \
      type=router options:router-port=R2_ext addresses='"00:00:10:01:02:04"'
 
 NS_CHECK_EXEC([bob1], [nc -6 -z fd01::2 80], [0])
+NS_CHECK_EXEC([bob1], [ping -q -c 3 -i 0.3 -w 2 fd01::2 | FORMAT_PING], \
+[0], [dnl
+3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
+])
 
 AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl dpctl/dump-flows | grep 'ct_state(+new-est-rpl+trk).*ct(.*label=0x1001020400000000/.*)' -c], [0], [dnl
-1
+2
 ])
 AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl dpctl/dump-flows | grep 'ct_state(-new+est+rpl+trk).*ct_label(0x1001020400000000)' -c], [0], [dnl
-1
+2
 ])
 
 AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl dpctl/dump-conntrack | grep 0x1001020400000000 | FORMAT_CT(fd01::2) | \
 sed -e 's/zone=[[0-9]]*/zone=<cleared>/' |
 sed -e 's/mark=[[0-9]]*/mark=<cleared>/'], [0], [dnl
+icmpv6,orig=(src=fd07::1,dst=fd01::2,id=<cleared>,type=128,code=0),reply=(src=fd01::2,dst=fd07::1,id=<cleared>,type=129,code=0),zone=<cleared>,mark=<cleared>,labels=0x1001020400000000
 tcp,orig=(src=fd07::1,dst=fd01::2,sport=<cleared>,dport=<cleared>),reply=(src=fd01::2,dst=fd07::1,sport=<cleared>,dport=<cleared>),zone=<cleared>,mark=<cleared>,labels=0x1001020400000000,protoinfo=(state=<cleared>)
 ])
 
